CLASSIFIED · COHORT-IX OPEN

DPIIT RECOGNISED

Mission Controlfor Founders.

State-funded. Milestone-gated. Zero equity until Series A. The launchpad that turns working prototypes into investable ventures.

COHORT-IX · FY 2025–26

₹47.2 Cr

Deployed This Cohort

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ACROSS 14 SECTORS

312

Founders Admitted

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SERIES A WITHIN 24 MO

4.1×

Avg Follow-On Multiple

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Prototype StageMVP

ConceptMockupMVPBetaLive

Monthly Burn (₹ Lakhs)15L

Team Size4 ppl

Sector

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ANALYSIS · BENCHMARK COMPARISON

Incubate vs. Private Accelerators

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Incubate

Private Accelerators

Metric

Incubate

Private Avg

Equity Taken at Entry

0%↓ BETTER

8–12%

Mentor-to-Founder Ratio

1 : 2↑ BETTER

1 : 8

Govt Co-Investment Match

3× matching↑ BETTER

None

Avg Months to Series A

18 mo↓ BETTER

28 mo

Cohort Graduation Rate

87%↑ BETTER

42%

IP Retention by Founder

100%↑ BETTER

55–70%

DATA SOURCE: NASSCOM 2025 Report · DPIIT Startup India Annual Report · Internal Cohort Analytics

FOUNDERS

INTEL · COHORT TESTIMONIALS

Founders who launched.

9 cohorts. 312 founders. ₹847 Cr in follow-on funding raised within 24 months of graduation.

The milestone-gated structure forced us to think clearly about what we were building. By the time we pitched Series A, our unit economics were bulletproof — investors said it was the most prepared deck they'd seen from a pre-seed company.

Arjun Mehta

Co-founder & CTO, NovaSat Systems

Cohort VII

₹12.4 Cr Series A

I came in with a university patent and zero idea how to commercialize it. The IP unlocking support from Incubate's legal desk saved us 18 months of bureaucratic hell. We launched our first B2G contract within the cohort itself.

Dr. Priya Venkataraman

Founder, BioAxis Diagnostics

Cohort VI

₹8.7 Cr Seed

The milestone-gated structure forced us to think clearly about what we were building. By the time we pitched Series A, our unit economics were bulletproof — investors said it was the most prepared deck they'd seen from a pre-seed company.

Arjun Mehta

Co-founder & CTO, NovaSat Systems

Cohort VII

₹12.4 Cr Series A

I came in with a university patent and zero idea how to commercialize it. The IP unlocking support from Incubate's legal desk saved us 18 months of bureaucratic hell. We launched our first B2G contract within the cohort itself.

Dr. Priya Venkataraman

Founder, BioAxis Diagnostics

Cohort VI

₹8.7 Cr Seed

Coming from a corporate R&D background, I thought I knew product-market fit. The mentor matching completely dismantled that assumption in week two. Best thing that happened to our pivot.

Rohan Desai

Founder & CEO, Fractyl Energy

Cohort VIII

₹22.1 Cr Series A

The government co-investment matching is real. We didn't have to dilute below 80% to get to our first milestone. No private accelerator in India offers that kind of structural support.

Kavitha Sundaram

Co-founder, AgriPulse Technologies

Cohort VII

₹6.2 Cr Pre-Series A

Coming from a corporate R&D background, I thought I knew product-market fit. The mentor matching completely dismantled that assumption in week two. Best thing that happened to our pivot.

Rohan Desai

Founder & CEO, Fractyl Energy

Cohort VIII

₹22.1 Cr Series A

The government co-investment matching is real. We didn't have to dilute below 80% to get to our first milestone. No private accelerator in India offers that kind of structural support.

Kavitha Sundaram

Co-founder, AgriPulse Technologies

Cohort VII

₹6.2 Cr Pre-Series A

The cohort model creates real peer accountability. Three of my closest advisors today are founders I met here. The network compounds long after graduation.

Siddharth Nair

CEO, DefenceGrid AI

Cohort VIII

₹31.5 Cr Series B

We were burning ₹18 lakhs a month with no clear path. The structured review in month three forced us to cut scope and double down on one vertical. That decision alone is what got us funded.

Tanvi Krishnamurthy

Co-founder & CPO, ClearStack Analytics

Cohort VI

₹9.8 Cr Seed

The cohort model creates real peer accountability. Three of my closest advisors today are founders I met here. The network compounds long after graduation.

Siddharth Nair

CEO, DefenceGrid AI

Cohort VIII

₹31.5 Cr Series B

We were burning ₹18 lakhs a month with no clear path. The structured review in month three forced us to cut scope and double down on one vertical. That decision alone is what got us funded.

Tanvi Krishnamurthy

Co-founder & CPO, ClearStack Analytics

Cohort VI

₹9.8 Cr Seed

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Cohort X — Live Stats

Applications Received1,247

Seats Remaining31 of 40

Review Deadline15 Mar 2026

Cohort Start Date01 Apr 2026

31 seats left. Average review window closes in 16 days. Early applicants receive mentor pre-matching.